Walter Taylor Jr. found dead in the street outside of the Pink Slip Club

Brooklyn, Ill. (KSDK) - Officers of the Brooklyn Police Department discovered the body of a 23-year-old man lying in the street outside a strip club early Sunday morning.

Police responding to a shots fired call at the Pink Slip Club at 114 South 4th Street around 3:25 am found the body sprawled in the street. The victim, Walter H. Taylor Jr. of East St. Louis, was dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

Investigators with the Illinois State Police are currently interviewing witnesses but are not releasing any information on suspects at this time